Pratt & Whitney Signs Engine Management Program Agreement with Vietnam Airlines

DALLAS, April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MRO AMERICAS -- Pratt & Whitney signed a five-year Engine Management Program (EMP) agreement with Vietnam Airlines. The agreement includes on-wing engine performance monitoring services for 58 engines, covering Vietnam Airlines’ entire fleet of PW4000 and V2500 engines. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.

“Vietnam Airlines’ decision to select Pratt & Whitney to provide engine monitoring services was based on our long history and confidence in their ability to provide proactive and accurate maintenance recommendations through this service,� said Nguyen Van Hung, executive vice president, technical, Vietnam Airlines. “Early detection and isolation of problems, as this service provides, will help Vietnam Airlines manage maintenance costs and sustain world-class services and reliability for our customers.�

“We are pleased Vietnam Airlines chose to expand our relationship by adding our Engine Management Program to the list of dependable products and services provided by Pratt & Whitney,� said Jim Guiliano, vice president, Global Customer Services, Pratt & Whitney. “This service solution will deliver unmatched value to Vietnam Airlines using diagnostic and prognostic data analysis to recommend maintenance to improve reliability and reduce total engine maintenance costs.�

Pratt & Whitney’s Engine Management Programs provide expert analysis of engine operational data to monitor and forecast engine health and maintenance. Through detailed analysis of engine data, Engine Management Programs help operators achieve superior reliability and lower maintenance costs throughout the lives of their engines. Engine Management Programs are offered by Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners.

Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners is a total service provider of CFM56®, V2500 and Pratt & Whitney engines. In addition to engine overhaul and repair services, GSP provides customers improved engine performance and increased asset value through a broad portfolio of services including line maintenance services, engine monitoring and diagnostics, EcoPower® engine washes, leased engines, custom engine service programs, and new and repaired parts.

Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and building industries.

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